Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Indiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$46,860

Median hourly

$23

Average annual

$47,070

Employed in state

990

The median annual salary for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $46,860, or about $23 an hour. That is 4% lower than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $32,090 at the 10th percentile to $63,380 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 990 people work as heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$32,090

25th$34,990

Median$46,860

75th$55,310

90th$63,380

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.53
Daily: $180
Weekly: $901
Bi-weekly: $1,802
Monthly: $3,905
Annual: $46,860

$46,860 a year is around the 50th percentile for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Indiana. The median is $46,860.

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$15.40	$32,090
25th percentile	$16.80	$34,990
Median	$22.50	$46,860
75th percentile	$26.60	$55,310
90th percentile	$30.50	$63,380
Average (mean)	$22.60	$47,070
Employment	990 people

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Indiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,380	110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$55,370	210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$49,430	40
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,160	90
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$45,100	690
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,960	50
Columbus, IN	$34,650	180

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